CASHEW PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BALLS

Forget grabbing a sugary cereal bar or a piece of chocolate when you’re craving a snack — give these healthy energy balls a try instead. Packed with nutritious ingredients like peanut butter, cashews, oats and dates, they’ll give you all the energy you need to get through the day.

Ingredients

200g pitted dates

1¼ cups oats

1¼ cups cashews

2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a large bowl, soak the pitted dates in warm water for about 15 minutes to soften them. Drain the water and squeeze out the excess liquid.

In a food processor, blend the oats and cashew nuts until they ressemble flour. Set aside in a bowl.

Add the dates to the food processor and blend until a thick paste forms, about 1 minute. Add back the oats and cashew nuts, as well as the coconut oil, peanut butter and vanilla extract. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until all the ingredients are fully combined.

Roll the mixture immediately into balls.

Refrigerate the balls so that they harden a bit. Enjoy cold or at room temperature.